Here’s a demo of the AirPods case as iPhone stand:
The AirPods case can be used as an iPhone stand ? pic.twitter.com/cgtPbIUobH
— omar (@elfanek) November 15, 2017
UPDATE: Interesting idea. Tried it myself. Unstable, don’t recommend it unless you can find some way to stabilize it.
Consider this stand instead, it’s even more compact. Looks very stable. [H/T @bmike]